Pedicure table



March 16, 1965 Y, R. LUKE PEDICURE TABLE Filed Oct. 19. 1962 INVENTOR.

United States Patent O 3,173,729 PEDICURE TABLE Yancie R. Luke, 1858 Brooks Road, Memphis, Tenn. Filed Get. 19, 1962, Ser. No. 231,678 3 Claims. (Cl. S12- 209) This invention relates to leg rest devices, and more particularly to an improved pedicure stand for supporting the leg of a person obtaining a pedicure.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved pedicure stand which is relatively simple in construction, which is substantially self-adjusting, and which provides a comfortable support for the leg of a person obtaining a pedicure.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved pedicure stand which is inexpensive to manufacture, which is durable in construction, which is compact in size, and which provides a means for comfortably and conveniently supporting a leg of a person obtaining a pedicure so that a beauty culturist can work efciently and will have convenient access to all the necessary implements required for the pedicure treatment.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of an improved pedicure stand constructed in accordance with the present invention.

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged vertical cro-ss sectional View taken transversely through the pedicure stand, substantially on the line 2-2 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of FlG- URE 1.

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged cross sectional detail view taken substantially on the line 4 4 of FIGURE 3.

Referring to the drawings, 11 generally designates an improved pedicure stand constructed in accordance with the present invention.

The stand 11 comprises a pedicure cabinet consisting of a supporting frame 12 provided at its opposite side portions with respective housings or compartments 13, 13, said housings or compartments 13, 13 being located symmetrically on opposite sides of the cabinet at the top corner portions thereof, defining therebetween a transverse recess between the vertical inside walls 15.-, 14 of the housings 13, 13.

Designated generally at 15 is an upwardly concave legsupporting trough-like member which is substantially semi-circular in cross sectional shape and which is provided with respective outwardly extending longitudinal marginal ilanges 16, 16. Secured to the intermediate portions of the uudersides 4of said flanges are respective depending pivot brackets 17, 17, the brackets being transversely aligned and being located substantially at the transverse median plane of the trough member 15. The trough member 15 is disposed in the transverse recess deiined between the inside walls 1li, 14 of housings 13, 13, being pivotally mounted therein by respective pivot screws 18 extending through the top intermediate portions of the walls 14 and being retained by respective nuts 19, as shown in FIGURE 3. The pivot bolts 1S extend through the pivot apertures of the lugs 17, thus pivotally supporting the trough member 15 on a transverse horizontal axis located substantially at its median plane.

The respective housings 13, 13 are provided with drawers 20 adapted ot contain pedicure implements and mate- "trials, whereby such implements and materials will be readily available to a beauty culturist giving a pedicure treatment toa client.

In using the device, the person obtaining the pedicure ICC rests her leg on the trough-like member 15 in the manner illustrated in dotted View in FlGURE 2, said member 16 being freely rotatable so that it assumes the necessary angle to comfortably' support the leg in the position indicated in FIGURE 2. ln this position, the beauty culturist has convenient access to the clients toes and can perform all the necessary operations required for the pedicure treatment in a comfortable and convenient position, for example, while sitting in front of the stand. Also, in this position, the beauty culturist has convenient access to all necessary materials required for the pedicure treatment, said materials being stored in the drawers 20.

As will be seen from FIGURE 2, the trough-like member 15 is of suiiicient length to comfortably support a persons leg, being slightly shorter than the normal length of a persons leg below the knee.

While a specific embodiment of an improved pedicure stand has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit oi the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as dciined by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A pedicure stand comprising a pedicure cabinet formed at its intermediate portion with a transverse recess having parallel vertical opposing side wall portions, an upwardly concave leg-supporting trough-like member, and means pivotally mounting the intermediate portions 0i the sides of said supporting member at top intermediate points on the side wall portions of said recess, whereby to pivo-tally support said trough-like member in said recess, and whereby said trough-like member is selfadjusting to supportingly receive and underlie a substantial portion of the leg of a person obtaining a pedicure.

2. A pedicure stand comprising a pedicure cabinet formed at its intermediate portion with a transverse recess having parallel vertical opposing side wall portions, an upwardly concave leg-supporting trough-like member, said trough-like member being substantially semicircular in cross-sectional shape, and means pivotally mounting the intermediate portions of the sides of sai-d supporting member at top intermediate points on the side wall portions of said recess, whereby to pivotally support said trough-like member in said recess, and whereby said troughdike member is self-adjusting to supportingly receive and underlie a substantial portion of the leg of a person obtaining a pedicure.

3. A pedicure stand comprising a pedicure cabinet formed at its intermediate portion with a transverse recess having parallel vertical opposing side wall portions, an upwardly concave leg-supporting trough-like member, said trough-like member being substantially semicircular in cross-sectional shape, and respective aligned pivot bolts pivotally and supportingly engaged with the intermediate portions of the sides of said supporting member and being secured at top intermediate points on the side wall portions of said recess, whereby to pivotally support said trough-like member in said recess and whereby said trough-like member is self-adjusting to supportingly receive and underlie a substantial portion of the leg of a person obtaining a pedicure.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,391,462 Cornelison Sept. 20, 1921 2,652,097 Warren Sept. 15, 1953 2,807,430 Medlock Sept. 24, 1957 2,846,942 Bowman Aug. 12, 1958 3,085,842 Johnson Apr. 16, 1963 

1. A PEDICURE STAND COMPRISING A PEDICURE CABINET FORMED AT ITS INTERMEDIATE PORTION WITH A TRANSVERSE RECESS HAVING PARALLEL VERTICAL OPPOSING SIDE WALL PORTIONS, AN UPWARDLY CONCAVE LEG-SUPPORTING TROUGH-LIKE MEMBER, AND MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTING THE INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS OF THE SIDES OF SAID SUPPORTING MEMBER AT TOP INTERMEDIATE POINTS ON THE SIDE WALL PORTIONS OF SAID RECESS, WHEREBY TO PIVOTALLY SUPPORT SAID TROUGH-LIKE MEMBER IN SAID RECESS, AND WHEREBY SAID TROUGH-LIKE MEMBER IS SELFADJUSTING TO SUPPORTINGLY RECEIVE AND UNDERLIE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE LEG OF A PERSON OBTAINING A PEDICURE. 